According to the available information, a male end-user used the speedicath compact male catheter.The end-user said the catheterisation felt weird, but that the urine drained normally.When the end-user withdrew the catheter there was bleeding afterwards.The bleeding was described to continue for 24 hours, with the exception of the night-time.After the 24 hours the end-user contacted coloplast.The end-user was advised to contact a health care professional (hcp), which he did, and was told to monitor the bleeding for the weekend.After 4 hours, the end-user felt bad, and after an additional hour he developed a fever (38.5°c) and felt sick.He contacted the hcp again and was told to go the emergency room.The end-user went to the emergency room by ambulance and spent the weekend there.Several tests were performed, in which one showed escherichia coli (e.Coli) in the urine, for which the end-user was prescribed treatment with antibiotics for 10 days.No further information is available at this time.
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